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DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:29 pm
by skyscraper
http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/edito ... otball.eceAn excerpt:
In tighter focus, SMU’s pitch: “However this shakes out, we want to be in a conference that automatically qualifies to the Bowl Championship Series. The Big 12 makes the most sense regionally, but it’s not the only way.”
Indeed not. Now, SMU is poised to accept membership to the automatic-qualifying Big East, which went shopping after Syracuse and Pittsburgh fled and TCU flipped to the Big 12. It appears to have settled on SMU, Houston and Central Florida for all sports and Boise State, Air Force and Navy for football only.
Turner and Orsini played their cards masterfully. They argued that a city as large as Dallas should not be without an AQ-conference school. And SMU would give that conference an important foothold in a television- and recruit-rich market.
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:30 pm
by Dutch
EVEN THE DMN IS SINGING OUR PRAISES
temperature in hell is dropping.
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:33 pm
by Nacho
they seem to have figured it out. good job dmn.
i'm glad to be going to conference without ut. nebraska, colorado, tamu and mizzou all felt the same way too.
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:37 pm
by Dutch
Nacho wrote:they seem to have figured it out. good job dmn.
i'm glad to be going to conference without ut. nebraska, colorado, tamu and mizzou all felt the same way too.
not TCU.
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:39 pm
by Nacho
ut and tcu deserve each other.
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:41 pm
by whitwiki
TT needs a lover.
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:44 pm
by Dutch
since aggie is leaving will the TCU v. TTU game be the new tortilla tosser's biggest game?
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:13 pm
by redpony
Maybe the froggies can substitute tortillas for lily pads.
GO PONIES!!!
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:14 pm
by MustangStealth
whitwiki wrote:TT needs a lover.
There's plenty of livestock in west TX to go around.
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:22 pm
by ponydawg
Big East need to hurry up and get this done or they should have stayed quiet. If they would have added the teams a few weeks ago it would have been praised, now other networks, news stations, and blogs are having time to dissect the moves and tear them apart.
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:24 pm
by ponyte
Slightly off topic and probably already addresses. With TCU to the Big XII-II-I+I and the Aggies off to the SEC, Does this mean UT has to decide on either TTU or TCU for the big Thanksgiving weekend rivalry game? They have played TCU for more games I believe.
And does this mean we will get a real fall Thanksgiving weekend game against a more northern team?
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:35 pm
by Dutch
ponyte wrote:Slightly off topic and probably already addresses. With TCU to the Big XII-II-I+I and the Aggies off to the SEC, Does this mean UT has to decide on either TTU or TCU for the big Thanksgiving weekend rivalry game? They have played TCU for more games I believe.
And does this mean we will get a real fall Thanksgiving weekend game against a more northern team?
they're in negotiations with Notre Dame.
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:03 pm
by The PonyGrad
DMN must have something on background confirming this is imminent or they would not have published this.
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:11 pm
by ponyte
Really disappointed that they didn't mention our attendance issues, lack of marketing issues, players statements that home games are Pee Wee Herman like atmospheres, nee for black uniforms, big horseys and admission standards. Kinda sucks having some positive press for a change.
Re: DMN editorial page: SMU & big time college FB
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:15 pm
by Topper
ponyte wrote:Really disappointed that they didn't mention our attendance issues, lack of marketing issues, players statements that home games are Pee Wee Herman like atmospheres, nee for black uniforms, big horseys and admission standards. Kinda sucks having some positive press for a change.
I'm looking out my window to see if pigs are flying.